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Soft Gingerbread Cookies | Christmas Baking

I was so excited to make these soft gingerbread cookies. I love molasses/ginger cookies of any kind, and developing this recipe reminded me that I have another molasses cookie recipe I need to blog about. But let me share this soft and perfectly chewy gingerbread cookie recipe with you for your Christmas baking! The softness […]

Eggnog Thumbprint Cookies

Eggnog Thumbprint Cookies | Classic Christmas Cookie

These classic thumbprint cookies bring so many memories to my mind. My family has been making these thumbprint cookies for almost 15 years. My mom and I found a little cookie magazine many years ago in the grocery store, and it became our beloved “cookie book”. I think it’s probably the only cookie magazine we’ve

Chocolate Chip Wheat Cookies

Perfectly Sneaky Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Are you having trouble using whole wheat in your favorite cookie recipe? Maybe your family just doesn’t like whole wheat in their cookies, it works for bread, but please, not in our cookies! In this recipe, we sneak in 1/2 of the flour using hard white wheat, and they’ll never know. Here is a Perfectly Sneaky

Snowstar Quilt Block

Snow Stars Quilt Block Video – Free Snowman Quilt Block Pattern

This charming Snow Stars quilt block is an easy-to-make snowman filler block that pairs beautifully with any set of winter-themed quilt blocks to create a lovely winter table runner. A video is included! First, I want to share the beautiful, free block patterns and fabric links with you. These four blocks are from the 2023

Deliciously Spicy Cheesy Breadsticks Made with Puff Pastry

Puff pastry is a delight to work with—so simple and versatile! These puff pastry breadsticks are light, airy, and packed with flavor. I made them as a tasty side for our brocolli and potato soup. If you’re after an easy, fun breadstick recipe, this one is perfect. They work great as a dinner side or

Easy and Delicious

Crispy Potato Recipe: Easy and Delicious

Crispy Potatoes are delicious, and very easy to make. They are perfect for someone who is learning to cook. This recipe is also a great addition to your Thanksgiving dinner. So let’s try it now, happy cooking! If you want more recipes that are easy and great for your Thanksgiving dinner, check out our Homemade

Delicious and Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe

  We have many from homemade recipes for gatherings during the holiday season. This cranberry sauce recipe has become a cherished tradition in our family, and is easy as well as delicious! The process is straightforward—just simmer the ingredients until the cranberries burst and the mixture thickens. Washing the cranberries is essential, as is picking

Salted Peanut Bars - a candy recipe from Joyous Home

Salted Peanut Bars | A Fall Favorite

This treat is loaded with crunchy salted peanuts, has a sweet chewy center, and is wrapped into a bite-sized bar! These salted peanut bars, a fall favorite, are simple to make and will be a yummy treat to put together on a fall afternoon. I love how these bars have a perfect balance of sweetness

Homemade Coffee Creamer

How to Make Easy Flavored Powdered Coffee Creamer

We love special flavorings in our coffee, especially in the fall. But the price of coffee creamer has me wanting to go back to making my own. Here’s an inexpensive way to make your own custom powdered coffee creamer, which we like better than the liquid. Try this easy, powdered coffee creamer recipe! What Kind

Finished slice and bake lemon cookie dough.

Another Great Lemon Cookie Recipe

Thin, crisp, with lemony zing, this lemon cookie recipe is a treat any time of the year. I love a good slice-and-bake cookie recipe. Similar to our lemon shortbread cookie, you can make this lemon cookie dough ahead of time, to wrap and chill, then slice and bake the next day, just like our Salted

Playful Pumpkin Patch Challenge

2024 Playful Pumpkin Patch Challenge!

The Playful Pumpkin Patch Challenge is an exciting event designed to bring quilting enthusiasts together to create something fun for fall! This is a paper piecing project, with a surprise challenge block. Here’s how to join: We are opening up this challenge once again and will attach the pattern for our subscribers completely free. We

Easy Homemade White Flour Tortillas

Easy Homemade White Flour Tortillas

Light and buttery, easily foldable, and big enough to make a lovely stuffed burrito! I thought it would be too much of a task to handmake tortillas every time we wanted them, but it’s quite simple. Easy homemade white flour tortillas can be made with just a few ingredients in a minimal amount of time,